POLLIWOG MAG
Polliwog Fall 2008
Snjezana Josipovic, Hasisi Park, Luo Yang, Elkie Vanstiphout, Matthew Genitempo, Bryan Schutmaat, Julia Stotz, Jana Voigt, Alana Celii, Melanie Matthieu, Jan Postma and Yke van der Knaap.
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This morning:
“Just Coffee? Will that be everything?”
“Yes, thankyou, this coffee is really good. Hey, would you mind if I took a few photos of this place?”
*silence
“It will only take 20 minutes”
*silence
“I don’t speak english”
“Are you serious?”
TWO X TWO X TEN
The other day I headed to Dallas to check out Two X Two X Ten, a selection of contemporary art chosen by the Dallas Museum of Art and the museum’s patrons. Not only did I get to view great work from photographers like Jeff Wall, Gregory Crewdson, and Ryan Mcginley, I got to take a look at some photos by up and coming artists such as J Bennett Fitts. I had seen his work before, online, but the print he had for auction was perfect. All of his work is pretty amazing, but his “no lifeguard on duty” is my favorite. All of these pieces in this series are perfectly framed and wonderfully nostalgic.
OK.
Alright! It has been a busy last couple of weeks. I apologize for the lack of updates.
Not too much has been going on. I’m kind of in a strange spot as far as photography goes. I am trying to get everything ready for the show in November, and it has gone well, I just need to tie up all the loose ends. I keep second guessing myself, and I think that is mostly due to the unbelievable amount of photos I have been recently exposed to. I am exhausted from trying to break apart photos, find what I enjoy, apply it to my work and continue to define my voice. It’s a struggle that I know every artist deals with.
After all that, I was at the bookstore this weekend and I came across The Nature of Photographs by Stephen Shore. Shore is one of my favorites and I have been meaning to buy this book for awhile, but due to all the recent events, the book really called out to me. I haven’t finished it yet, but the advice that I acquired from the first few pages has been auspicious.
Anyway, this guy rules.
OUR STUDIO
It’s hard to have a bad time in a studio that is painted like this. This is JB painting the wall for a Sweet Leaf Tea shoot.
TEAM WORK!
I had always stumbled upon bits and pieces of my little dead dick and I had always been impressed with each photo. Until today, I had never seen the full body of work. This is a phenomenal story and a must see photographic diary.
Too bad they broke up. 